Douche



J. JOHNSTON.

DOUCHE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.12, 1918.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

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UNITED sTATEs PATN ai men.

JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

DOUCI-IE.

Application filed December 12, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Douches; and I do Specification of Letters Patent.

declare the following to be a full, clear, and

will utilize fuel commonly known as solid alcohol, and in which cans of such solid alcohol of varying sizes may be employed.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and unique association of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a [perspective View of the douche.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Fig. 3 is a vertical front to rear sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4. l of Fig. 3.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a receptacle for water or other liquid to be used, the same being preferably cylindrical in shape and having a flattened back portion 2 and an open top. To the flat back portion 2 is riveted or otherwise secured a flame guard 3 formed of a metal plate and shaped preferably as shown in Fig. 2. To permit the douche to be suspended against a wall from a nail or the likethe upper end of the back portion 2 is provided with an apertured ear 4.

The heater or burner is preferably and is shown in the form of a can of fuel such as what is commonly known as solid alcohol. This burner is indicated at 5 and it may be of any of the well known forms. To support this burner or heater 5 I provide supporting means consisting of arms 6 which depend from the outer edge of the Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

Serial No. 266,493.

bottom of the receptacle 1 and have their lower ends connected to a horizontally disposed ring-like base or plate 7 on which the burner 5 rests. I preferably employ three of the supporting arms 6 and arrange them as shown in Fig. l so that the burner will be retained on the plate by said arms provided it be of the proper size. If it .is

necessary to employ an unusually large burner, this may be done, due to the fact that the arms 6 diverge upwardly and the can can be inserted between them and be supported by their converging lower ends. In most cases, however, this is unnecessary since cans of fuel of proper size may be purchased in most localities.

It is to be observed that the bottom edge 8 of the flame guard 3 is disposed in the same horizontal plane as the bottom face of the burner supporting ring 7 and therefore the entire device may be supported on alflat surface of a table, washstand or the li re.

A metal "outlet tube 9 is provided for the receptacle 1 and it is preferably but not necessarily arranged in the center of the back and has its lower end terminating in the plane of the bottom edge of the flame guard 3. The usual rubber tube 10 is to be attached to the discharge tube 9 and to permit this the lower end of the latter is slightly oflset in a forward direction from the flame guard 3 as shown in Fig. 3. The remaining portion of the discharge, outlet tube 9 is straight and rigidly secured to the guard 3 so that these parts will strengthen and brace each other.

l/Vhile I have illustrated the burner or heater in the form of a can of solid alcohol it will be understood that heaters of other types may be used.

By the novel device above described, a hot douche may be had within three minutes after lighting the burner, and it will thus be seen that inconvenience which is now often caused may be obviated. The device is extremely simple and inexpensive and may therefore be constructed and sold for a minimum amount, yet it will be highly elficient and in every way desirable, particular emphasis beinglaid upon the fact that the burner supporting means and the flame guard 3 perform not only their true functions of supporting the burner and preventing its flames from injuring the wall or other adjacent objects, but these parts perform the additional function of supporting the entire device when required.

Since probably the best results are obtained from the details shown and described, they are preferably followed, but Within the scope of the invention as claimed, considerable latitude is allowed for making numerous minor changes.

I claim:

1. A douche comprising a receptacle having an outlet, burner supporting means consisting of a plurality of arms extending below the bottom of said receptacle and a burner support carried by said arms, and a flame guard extending from said receptacle adjacent said burner supporting means, the lower ends of said guard and means being disposed in the same horizontal plane and together forming means for supporting the receptacle in a Vertical position.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, said 8. A douche comprising a receptacle haV-i ing an outlet, the back portion of said receptacle being substantially flat, a flame guard extending below the bottom of the receptacle and secured to its flat back, a plurality of arms extending from said bottom in spaced relation to each other, and a horizontal burner supporting plate carried by the lower ends of said arms and located in the same horizontal plane as the lower end of said flame guard, said burner supporting plate and said end of said flame guard together forming supporting means for said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.

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